PC World - Stories by James Niccolai RSS feedhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/author/1059559045/james-niccolai/articlesen-auThu, 30 Jul 2015 12:10:19 +1000Oracle preps 'Sonoma' chip for low-priced Sparc servershttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580808/oracle-preps-sonoma-chip-low-priced-sparc-servers/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedOracle is looking to expand the market for its Sparc-based servers with a new, low-cost processor dubbed Sonoma that its engineers will discuss publically for the first time later this month.James NiccolaiThu, 30 Jul 2015 12:10:19 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580808/oracle-preps-sonoma-chip-low-priced-sparc-servers/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedOracle and Google to return to court for Android battlehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580479/oracle-google-may-headed-back-court-next-spring/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedOracle and Google have each proposed dates next northern spring for a new jury trial in their dispute over Google's use of Java in Android.James NiccolaiSat, 25 Jul 2015 05:32:56 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580479/oracle-google-may-headed-back-court-next-spring/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedThe Cloud is too hard, so Intel launched a sweeping project to fix ithttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580418/cloud-too-hard-intel-launched-sweeping-project-fix-it/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedIntel has kicked off a broad effort to speed the adoption of the modern cloud infrastructure, which it says has been slow to take off because the software is complex and takes too long to deploy.James NiccolaiFri, 24 Jul 2015 06:23:32 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580418/cloud-too-hard-intel-launched-sweeping-project-fix-it/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedOracle tries to beef up copyright case against Androidhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580338/oracle-tries-beef-up-copyright-case-against-android/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedWith Oracle and Google headed back to court soon to resume their dispute over Android, Oracle is seeking to update its lawsuit to reflect the huge gains Android has made in the five years since the case began.James NiccolaiThu, 23 Jul 2015 12:17:53 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580338/oracle-tries-beef-up-copyright-case-against-android/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedUS court says 'pocket-dialed' calls are not privatehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580308/us-court-says-pocket-dialed-calls-private/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedA federal appeals court in Ohio has ruled that a person who accidentally "pocket dials" someone shouldn't expect any overheard conversation to be considered private.James NiccolaiThu, 23 Jul 2015 07:16:53 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580308/us-court-says-pocket-dialed-calls-private/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedIBM's Q2 sales slide 13 per cent on sale of low-end server unithttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580088/ibm-q2-sales-slide-13-percent-sale-low-end-server-unit/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedIBM has reported another quarter of declining revenue and profit, though sales of its new mainframe gave it a lift.James NiccolaiTue, 21 Jul 2015 06:49:23 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580088/ibm-q2-sales-slide-13-percent-sale-low-end-server-unit/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedIntel pushes 10nm chip-making process to 2017, slowing Moore's Lawhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/579795/intel-pushes-10nm-chip-making-process-2017-slowing-moore-law/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedIt's official: Moore's Law is slowing down.James NiccolaiThu, 16 Jul 2015 09:46:44 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/579795/intel-pushes-10nm-chip-making-process-2017-slowing-moore-law/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedIntel profit falls as PC slump continueshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/579784/intel-profit-falls-pc-slump-continues/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedIntel's revenue and profit both dropped last quarter as people held off on buying new PCs ahead of the Windows 10 launch later this year.James NiccolaiThu, 16 Jul 2015 06:43:13 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/579784/intel-profit-falls-pc-slump-continues/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedHP and Intel push HPC into new marketshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/579495/hp-intel-push-hpc-into-new-markets/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedHewlett-Packard will use upcoming processor and network technologies from Intel to build new server systems that aim to expand high-performance computing into new markets, including big data workloads at large enterprises.James NiccolaiMon, 13 Jul 2015 21:08:17 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/579495/hp-intel-push-hpc-into-new-markets/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedOracle gets September trial date against Rimini Streethttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/579170/oracle-gets-september-trial-date-against-rimini-street/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedOracle has been given a September trial date for its lawsuit against Rimini Street, which sells cut-price maintenance and support services to Oracle software customers.James NiccolaiWed, 08 Jul 2015 10:21:16 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/579170/oracle-gets-september-trial-date-against-rimini-street/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedData center group tightens certification rules for service providershttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/579163/data-center-group-tightens-certification-rules-service-providers/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedThe Uptime Institute is updating the way it certifies data centers in a move to help ensure that cloud computing customers get the level of service they think they're paying for.James NiccolaiWed, 08 Jul 2015 09:02:54 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/579163/data-center-group-tightens-certification-rules-service-providers/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedHP makes it official, files to spin off enterprise divisionhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/578848/hp-makes-it-official-files-spin-off-enterprise-division/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedHewlett-Packard has filed paperwork to register HP Enterprise as an independent company, an official step on the path to splitting itself in two.James NiccolaiThu, 02 Jul 2015 10:05:36 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/578848/hp-makes-it-official-files-spin-off-enterprise-division/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedAnother fiber optic cable severed by vandals, slowing west coast Internethttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/578825/another-fiber-optic-cable-severed-by-vandals-slowing-west-coast-internet/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedSomeone hacked through yet another fiber optic cable in the San Francisco Bay area early Tuesday morning, continuing a rash of incidents that have disrupted Internet traffic and vexed law enforcement officials.James NiccolaiThu, 02 Jul 2015 06:12:09 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/578825/another-fiber-optic-cable-severed-by-vandals-slowing-west-coast-internet/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedHP enterprise chief, Bill Veghte, to depart before company splithttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/578696/hp-enterprise-chief-bill-veghte-depart-before-company-split/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedThe head of Hewlett-Packard's enterprise division will leave the company ahead of HP's planned split later this year.James NiccolaiWed, 01 Jul 2015 04:58:59 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/578696/hp-enterprise-chief-bill-veghte-depart-before-company-split/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedUS personnel agency takes system offline after hackhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/578626/us-personnel-agency-takes-system-offline-after-hack/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeedProblems for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management aren't letting up. The government agency said Monday it had suspended a system used for background checks after a security flaw was discovered in the Web-based app.James NiccolaiTue, 30 Jun 2015 11:34:01 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/578626/us-personnel-agency-takes-system-offline-after-hack/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeed